The Consolidated Appropriations Act contains various COVID-19 economic relief measures. The law includes provisions that extend previous relief provided to large banks on the accounting rules related to credit loss as well as troubled debt restructuring (TDR) until January 1, 2022.Previous FASB...
Read MoreAcquiring a business means going through the process of revaluing the acquired assets and liabilities at the acquisition date fair value. And if you acquired deferred revenue as part of the acquisition, that too must go through this revaluation process. But often that reevaluation results in a...
Read MoreThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has distributed $178 billion to hospitals and healthcare providers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to the Provider Relief Fund established by the CARES Act back in March 2020. Throughout the crisis, cash was sent to various...
Read MoreMany companies have restructured or modified their outstanding debt arrangements during the COVID-19 pandemic — some for the first time ever. In recent months, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has received many questions about how to apply the accounting guidance on debt...
Read MoreCOVID-19 has changed risk considerations and the way audit planning is conducted. But many smaller businesses issue reviewed, not audited, financial statements. If you are one of those companies, below are some changes you might expect as your accountants conduct year-end review procedures.1...
Read MoreDue to the COVID-19 crisis, many companies expect to report higher-than-normal write-offs of accounts receivable (A/R) in 2020 and possibly beyond. As year-end approaches, businesses need to review their A/R ledgers for stale, uncollectible accounts that should be written off and consider whether...
Read MoreMany private companies are struggling with how to apply the goodwill impairment model in today’s uncertain, volatile conditions. And although the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has changed and simplified the accounting model for goodwill several times over the past decade...
Read MoreAre you trying to determine whether your company has impairment concerns as a result of the pandemic or due to the economic environment in general? If so, did you know you might have to look at more than just the goodwill on your books, including looking at your non-financial assets — in...
Read MoreNobody enjoys having to deal with debt covenant issues, but, particularly in times like these, they can be common and can have significant accounting consequences. Due to the economic hardships caused by the pandemic, many companies may find themselves in violation of one or more of their bank...
Read MoreIf your company has a foreign subsidiary or affiliate, at some point you will be faced with foreign currency transaction and translation adjustments. Do you know what each one represents and which financial statement(s) they impact? Do you understand how foreign currency adjustments should be...
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